Zeynep Ece Demirbaş, MD

Zeynep Ece Demirbaş, MD is an Internal Medicine specialist at Acibadem Kartal Hospital in İstanbul, where she works within the hospital’s Internal Medicine unit. Her subspecialty interest is thyroid diseases and their treatment, and her broader practice covers the diagnosis and medical management of common chronic and metabolic conditions in adults. She has more than 17 years of experience in medicine.

Dr. Demirbaş graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2009 and began her career the same year as a General Practitioner at the Ministry of Health Cizre No. 2 Health Center. From 2010 to 2014 she trained as a Resident Doctor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital in İstanbul, completing her specialization in 2014. She then worked as a Specialist Doctor at Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital from 2014 to 2016, followed by a position at Dr. Siyami Ersek GKDC Training and Research Hospital from 2016 to 2025. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2025. She is a member of the Turkish Internal Medicine Specialization Association and the Turkish Medical Association.

Clinical focus

A central part of Dr. Demirbaş’s work is the long-term management of chronic disease. She evaluates and treats patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, as well as obesity, with an emphasis on medical treatment and the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disease. Her subspecialty interest in thyroid diseases means that patients with thyroid disorders, including those requiring assessment of thyroid function and ongoing medical follow-up, form an important part of her practice.

Her clinical scope also includes anaemia, gastritis and upper respiratory tract conditions. In each of these areas she takes an internal medicine approach, in which a patient’s symptoms are considered alongside existing diagnoses, current medications and previous treatments, so that care can be planned and monitored over time. Where a condition falls outside the scope of internal medicine, she coordinates with other departments as appropriate.

How Dr. Demirbaş works with international patients

Dr. Demirbaş consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior medical reports, laboratory results and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. For patients who are unable to travel initially, or who wish to discuss their case before deciding on a visit, video consultation is available for international patients, allowing an initial review of records and symptoms to take place remotely.